Jeff Bass

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Jeff Bass
Birth nameJeffrey Bass
Born (1961-05-16) May 16, 1961 (age 63)
Shaker Heights, Ohio, U.S.[1]
OriginDetroit, Michigan, U.S.
Genres
OccupationRecord producer

Jeffrey Bass (/bæs/ BAS;[2] born May 16, 1961), is an American record producer and musician from Detroit, Michigan. He is best known as one half of the Bass Brothers and for his work with Eminem. Bass is considered one of the most influential people in Eminem's career.[3]

Career

At age 16, Bass, along with four of his childhood friends, formed Detroit-based R&B group Dreamboy.[4] In 1980, when Bass was 19 years old, Dreamboy was signed to Qwest Records, a record label created by Quincy Jones that same year. The group released their debut album in 1983 and a follow-up in 1984 before their contract expired and they were dropped from the label in 1985.[5]

Bass would eventually go on to co-produce the song "Lose Yourself" alongside Eminem which won the Oscar for Best Original Song at the 75th Academy Awards.[3] The song was featured in the film 8 Mile, which starred Eminem in his movie debut. Eminem and Bass previously shared a Grammy Award for 1999's Best Rap Album, The Slim Shady LP.[6] Bass was also the speaker in "Public Service Announcement" and "Public Service Announcement 2000" (from The Slim Shady LP and The Marshall Mathers LP respectively),[7] two tracks that serve as introductions to the albums they are featured in.

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Work Result Ref.
2002 Academy Awards Best Original Song "Lose Yourself" (from 8 Mile) Won [8]
2002 Critics' Choice Movie Awards Best Song Won [9]
2002 Golden Globe Awards Best Original Song Nominated [10]
1999 Grammy Awards Best Rap Album The Slim Shady LP Won [11]
2000 Album of the Year The Marshall Mathers LP Nominated
2002 The Eminem Show Nominated
Record of the Year "Without Me" Nominated
2003 Song of the Year "Lose Yourself" Nominated
Best Rap Song Won
Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media Nominated
2002 Online Film & Television Association Awards Best Original Song "Lose Yourself" (from 8 Mile) Won [12]
2003 World Soundtrack Awards Best Original Song Written Directly for a Film Nominated [13]

References

  1. ^ "Jeff Bass on Apple Music".
  2. ^ Barshad, Amos (November 6, 2013). "» Q&A: Producer Jeff Bass on Discovering Young Eminem: 'He Was Sitting on the Toilet, and He Came Up With the Alter Ego'". Retrieved June 26, 2022.
  3. ^ a b "'Lose Yourself' Writer Jeff Bass Reflects On Oscar-Winning Eminem Track 15 Years Later". Billboard. Retrieved June 18, 2019.
  4. ^ "Dreamboy (3)". Discogs. Retrieved April 18, 2022.
  5. ^ "Discovering and Rising To Fame with Eminem – Rare Jeff Bass Interview Part 1". Youtube. November 11, 2020. Retrieved April 18, 2022.
  6. ^ "Eminem and Jeff Bass Find Oscar Triumph With "Lose Yourself"". BMI. March 24, 2003. Retrieved June 18, 2019.
  7. ^ "Public Service Announcement 2000". Eminem.com. Retrieved June 18, 2019.
  8. ^ "The 75th Academy Awards (2003) Nominees and Winners". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. November 20, 2011. Retrieved April 15, 2024.
  9. ^ "The BFCA Critics' Choice Awards :: 2002". Critics Choice Association. January 17, 2003. Archived from the original on July 1, 2012. Retrieved March 16, 2011.
  10. ^ "Jeffrey Bass". Golden Globe Awards. April 15, 2024. Retrieved April 15, 2024.
  11. ^ "Jeff Bass". Grammy Awards. November 19, 2019. Retrieved December 13, 2019.
  12. ^ "7th Annual Film Awards (2002)". Online Film & Television Association. April 15, 2024. Retrieved April 15, 2024.
  13. ^ "World Soundtrack Awards". World Soundtrack Awards. April 15, 2024. Retrieved April 15, 2024.